Toilet tissue cover



Aug. 18, 1953 P. SMALLEN TOILET TISSUE COVER Filed April 12, 1949 IZVENTgR.

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TOILET TISSUE COVER Philip Smallen, Brooklyn, N. Y., assignor of onehalf to Abraham Friedman, New York, N. Y.

Application April 12, 1949, Serial No. 86,899

4 Claims. 1 The purpose of my invention is to provide a toilet tissue holder which is afiixed to the roller and extends outwardly from the wall in a semi circular form, enclosing the tissue from being unnecessarily pulled out by small children.

A further feature of my invention is to enable the toilet tissue bar to be more readily removed when the tissues are used up.

Referring to the drawings which illustrate my invention:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of the toilet tissue cover in applied position.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the cover with a portion of the well broken away.

Figure 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1 with the cover open.

Referring more specifically to the drawings in which a toilet tissue cover I comprising a semicircular shell or housing 2 flanked by two walls 3 and 4 which end at a point 5 and 6 beyond the center of the axis. The wall 3 has a slot l for insertion on the rod ll of a conventional wall tissue dispenser. The other wall Al has only an elongated opening or slot 8 similar in shape to the slot 1 but not extending through to the edge. A spring 9 anchored to the wall 3 by the rivet it extends across the slot '7 and prevents the rod II from emerging when the cover is turned upward around the rod ll.

On the periphery and positioned in the center of the two walls is a slot 12 in the cover through which protrudes a spring steel member I3 riveted to the cover by the rivets M which extends from the cover at an approximate tangent to the circumference. Adjacent the opposite edge of the cover and also centrally located between the two walls is a molded on lug or grip i 5. It will be seen that when the cover is turned upward or anti-clockwise by the action on the lug It, the steel member It will strike the surface of the wall [6 and prevent the cover from being opened completely. This is to prevent small children from obtaining access to the toilet tissue and unraveling it unnecessarily. But when the tissue is actually wanted, an older person will press the steel member l3 downwardly with the fingers so that it will enter the recess in the wall, thereby permitting the cover to be turned all the way until the lug l5 butts against the edge of the wall, at which time the tissue is free to be dispensed.

Although the drawing and specification disclose the best method in which I have embodied my invention, I desire in no way to be limited to the details of my disclosure. Further, slight changes in form and proportions may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention within the broad scope of the appended claims.

What I claim as new and novel is:

1. A cover for a wall recess mounted toilet tissue roll assembly having a center rod comprising a substantially semi-cylindrical shell, end walls on said shell, axially aligned slots formed in said end walls adapted to rotatably receive said center rod, whereby said shell may be pivotally mounted thereon, a spring member secured to said shell adjacent one edge of said shell and projecting from the surface thereof a projecting lug formed adjacent the other edge of said shell whereby said spring member and said lug abut against the wall face surrounding said recess to thereby lock said shell into roll covering position, said spring member upon being actuated being adapted to be retracted from such abutment to permit the pivotal movement of said shell to a position within said recess to thereby uncover said roll, said projecting lug being adapted to be brought into abutment with another portion of said wall face upon the pivotal movement of said shell into said recess to thereby limit the extent of the pivotal movement of said shell.

2. A cover for a wall recess mounted toilet tissue roll having a center rod comprising a substantially semi-cylindrical shell end walls on said shell, axially aligned slots formed in said end walls adapted to rotatably receive said center rod, whereby said shell may be pivotally mounted thereon, a resilient element carried by said shell adjacent to one edge thereof and projecting from the surface thereof adapted to abut against the wall face surrounding said recess a projecting lug formed adjacent the other edge of said shell adapted to abut against another portion of the wall surrounding said recess to thereby lock said shell into roll covering position, said resilient element upon being actuated being adapted to be retracted from abutment with said wall face to permit the pivotal movement of said shell to a position within said recess thereby uncovering said roll, said projecting lug being adapted to limit the movement of said shell into said recess.

3. A cover for a wall recess mounted toilet tissue roll having a center rod comprising a substantially semi-cylindrical shell having end walls axially aligned slots formed in said end walls adapted to rotatably receive said center rod, whereby said shell may be pivotally mounted thereon, a spring member secured to said shell adjacent one edge thereof adapted to abut against the face of the wall recess to thereby lock said shell against pivotal movement into said recess in one direction, a projecting lug carried by said shell adjacent the other edge thereof and adapted to abut against the face of the wall recess to thereby lock said shell against pivotal movement into said recess in the opposite direction,

4. A cover for a wall recess mounted toilet tissue roll having a center rod comprising a substantially semi-cylindrical shell having end walls axially aligned slots formed in said end walls adapted to rotatably receive said center rod, whereby said shell may be pivotally mounted thereon, a resilient element carried by said shell 15 from the lock said direction,

a projection carried by said shell adjacent the other edge thereof and adapted to lock said roll against pivotal movement in the opposite direction, said resilient element upon being actuated adapted to permit the pivotal movement of said shell into the Wall recess.

PHILIP SMALLEN.

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